Cat dropped in mailbox adopted, by postal worker

Published: Monday, June 22, 2009 at 5:21 p.m.

Last Modified: Monday, June 22, 2009 at 5:21 p.m.

BOSTON (AP) — A postal worker has adopted a kitten that was abandoned in a mailbox.

George Knapp and his wife, Dani-Jean Stuart, have adopted the 2-pound (1-kilogram), 8-week-old kitten that was dropped in a public mailbox in Boston.

A U.S. Postal Service letter carrier found the kitty earlier this month amid dozens of envelopes and packages. She likely was stuffed through the mailbox's small opening and dropped several feet (about a meter) onto the mail below.

The MSPCA Animal Care and Adoption Center says Stuart directed a television news segment about the kitten, which the organization dubbed "Postina." The couple has renamed their new pet P.D., for "postage due."

Animal abandonment in Massachusetts is punishable by up to a $2,500 fine and 5 years in prison.

<p>BOSTON (AP)  A postal worker has adopted a kitten that was abandoned in a mailbox.</p><p>George Knapp and his wife, Dani-Jean Stuart, have adopted the 2-pound (1-kilogram), 8-week-old kitten that was dropped in a public mailbox in Boston.</p><p>A U.S. Postal Service letter carrier found the kitty earlier this month amid dozens of envelopes and packages. She likely was stuffed through the mailbox's small opening and dropped several feet (about a meter) onto the mail below.</p><p>The MSPCA Animal Care and Adoption Center says Stuart directed a television news segment about the kitten, which the organization dubbed "Postina." The couple has renamed their new pet P.D., for "postage due."</p><p>Animal abandonment in Massachusetts is punishable by up to a $2,500 fine and 5 years in prison.</p>